Garage Gazette

TOOLS AND THE SHOP => GENERAL TOOL AND MACHINE DISCUSSION => Topic started by: m_fumich on August 10, 2019, 03:35:32 PM

Title: Royal Western Chief forge blower
Post by: m_fumich on August 10, 2019, 03:35:32 PM

Someone local to me is asking $150 for this. I know nothing about them. Is this new, old, old-ish? Looking on eBay the $150 seems to be quite a deal.



(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190810/e73b2b2f47a8e2ef7c320107f38f64f5.jpg)

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190810/d2388a330cde3044755b75729e7bfa01.jpg)

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190810/9bb7e6ca707e144b75f83d73bf9338b6.jpg)

(https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20190810/4ba454c9ae2c8b7a70dc28662b56bff2.jpg)


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Title: Re: Royal Western Chief forge blower
Post by: john k on August 11, 2019, 12:07:14 AM

It is very likely 100 years old.  Appears to have been sand blasted to look that good.  Not a bad price, dollar amounts vary a lot around the country.  Great ifyou are serious about smithing.  I got lucky at an auction, got near the same for $40.